as in substituted
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week
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Recent Examples of stood in
The big right-hander stood in Toronto’s home clubhouse with a smile at the start of September.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Speakers stood in the bed of a pickup truck and shouted into a bullhorn before the Fort Worth Scottish Pipes and Drums led the march to the steps of the Tarrant County Courthouse.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2025
The nonchalant response stood in stark contrast to the panicked phone calls from neighbors who reported hearing gunshots on their ordinarily quiet street, the Internal Affairs investigative reports show.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
An old rectory, Churchgate House, stood in for the home of Isobel (Penelope Wilton) and Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens).
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Ronny stood in the doorway with a suitcase.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
The San Diego State alum stood in for the Giants’ best player, Matt Chapman, who is out with a hand injury.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
While dozens of officers stood in the hallway trying to figure out what to do, students inside the classroom called 911 on cellphones, begging for help, and desperate parents who had gathered outside the building pleaded with officers to go in.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
At least one child called 911 begging for help as dozens of officers stood in the hallway.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Speakers stood in the bed of a pickup truck and shouted into a bullhorn before the Fort Worth Scottish Pipes and Drums led the march to the steps of the Tarrant County Courthouse.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2025
The nonchalant response stood in stark contrast to the panicked phone calls from neighbors who reported hearing gunshots on their ordinarily quiet street, the Internal Affairs investigative reports show.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
An old rectory, Churchgate House, stood in for the home of Isobel (Penelope Wilton) and Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens).
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Ronny stood in the doorway with a suitcase.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
The San Diego State alum stood in for the Giants’ best player, Matt Chapman, who is out with a hand injury.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
While dozens of officers stood in the hallway trying to figure out what to do, students inside the classroom called 911 on cellphones, begging for help, and desperate parents who had gathered outside the building pleaded with officers to go in.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
At least one child called 911 begging for help as dozens of officers stood in the hallway.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stood in
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When left-hander Anthony Banda entered for the eighth inning on Thursday, Melvin substituted Eldridge for Wilmer Flores.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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In February’s 2-1 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Ibrahima Konate was booked in the 31st minute, but lasted until half-time, when he was substituted for Jarell Quansah.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Her father's older siblings stepped in to take care of Nichols' birth siblings, while her grandmother and another aunt were entrusted with her care.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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However, Tagovailoa dropped back to pass and looked for Jaylen Waddle when linebacker Terrel Bernard stepped in front of the pass and picked him off.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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As a child in Cuba, Mike Fernandez watched as his teachers were replaced with government instructors, books vanished from classroom shelves and ultimately, Communist Party officials took over his dad's tiny sandwich stand.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Overnight, an Arizona Forestry incident management team took over search and rescue efforts, said a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Wide receiver Rashee Rice, arguably their biggest threat in their passing game, has served two games of his six-game suspension, and Thornton has filled in nicely for Rice so far.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Even if the free-agent linebacker addition isn’t back from a quad injury for Week 3 AFC against the Chargers, Justin Strnad filled in more than capably in Week 1, recording five tackles and a sack against Tennessee.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 Sep. 2025
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The interview covered a wide range of topics – how Hamas now regards October 7, the fate of the remaining hostages in Gaza, the state of ceasefire negotiations and the future of a post-war Gaza.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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More than 50% of kids receive their vaccines from VFC, so this will impact their coverage, especially since the combo vaccine will no longer be covered.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Stood in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stood%20in. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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